bearings
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One possibility is that this new Fed moves too slowly to respond to the oil-price shock while it finds its intellectual bearings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas recently published a report for clients, flagging makers of bearings as potential “picks and shovels” plays for the robotics boom.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Boston and New York, a newly mature MTT found his bearings, no longer the next Leonard Bernstein but the first and only Michael Tilson Thomas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Potential uses include micro and nanoelectromechanical systems, where wear limits device lifespan, as well as magnetic bearings, vibration isolation systems, and ultra-thin magnetic materials where motion and magnetism are closely linked.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026
Aru squinted around, trying to get her bearings.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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